Upazila in Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Gomostapur (Bengali : গোমস্তাপুর ) is an upazila of Nawabganj District in the Division of Rajshahi , Bangladesh .[1] Unlike most of the district and Upazila of Bangladesh, Its headquarter is Rohanpur , a municipal town.
Geography
Gomostapur is located at 24°46′30″N 88°17′00″E / 24.7750°N 88.2833°E / 24.7750; 88.2833 . It has 62,938 households and a total area of 318.13 km2 (122.83 sq mi).
Gomostapur Upazila is bounded by Habibpur CD block in Malda district, West Bengal, India and Porsha Upazila , in Naogaon District, on the north, Niamatpur Upazila in Naogaon district and Nachol Upazila on the east, Nachol Upazila and Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj on the south, and Bholahat Upazila , Shibganj Upazila and Habibpur CD block on the west.[2] [3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census , Gomastapur Upazila had 62,938 households and a population of 275,823. 61,733 (22.38%) were under 10 years of age. Gomastapur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 41.22%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1023 females per 1000 males. 58,624 (21.25%) lived in urban areas.[4] Ethnic population was 4,219 (1.53%), of which Santal were 1,537.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census , Gomostapur has a population of 191,972. Males constitute 50.66% of the population, and females 49.34%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 96,032. Gomostapur has an average literacy rate of 32.9%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.[6]
Administration
Gomostapur Upazila is divided into Rohanpur Municipality and eight union parishads : Alinagar, Bhangabari , Boalia, Chowdala, Gomostapur, Parbotipur, Radhanagar, and Rahanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 166 mauzas and 234 villages.[4]
Rohanpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 33 mahallas .[4]
Education
The major educational institutes in Gomostapur are:[7]
Alinagar School & College
Bijoy Sunjura Adarsa Jr. School
Bosnail Junior Girls School
Bosonitala Girls High School
Prabatipur Ideal Junior Girls School
Puratun Prosad Pur Adorso Girls Junior School
Rohanpur Hazi Gaziuddin Jr. Girls School
Shoro Gram Junior Girls School
Alinagar Girls High School
Baradadapur K.A.M.. High School
Basanitola High School
Begunbari B.I.B Girls High School
Bhat Khair High School
Boalia Girls High School
Boalia B.L High School
Bohipara High School
Bongpur High School
Brozonathpur School
Charadanga High Boys Academy
Cheradanga Girls High School
Chowdala Bl. High School
Chowdala Girls High School
Deopura High School
Enayetpur High School
Gomostapur A.Hamid Girls H.S.
Gomostapur Girls Academy
Gomostapur Pilot High School
Hogla High School
Huzrapur Model Academy
Joshoil High School
Khayrabad Hazi Sadar Ali High School
Krishnapur High School
Lebudanga High School
Mridhapara High School
Nayadiary Hazi Yakub Ali Mondal High School
Prosadpur Girls High School
Radanagar Girls High School
Radhanagar A.N.C High School
Rahanpur Janata High School
Rohanpur Haji Riaz Uddin Sarker High School
Rohanpur A.B.Gov.High School
Rohanpur Rabeya Girls High School
Rokunpur High School
Sonabar High School
Sontoshpur Girls High School
Alinagar Darul Ulum Dakhil Madrasha
Bangabari Dakhil Madrasha
Begum Nagor Mohila Dakhil Madrasha
Bibison Dakhil Madrasah
Boalia Boirtola Dakhil Madrasah
Brojnathpur Dakhil Madrasah
Chhoto Dadpur Dakhil Madrasah
Chowdala Dakhil Madrasa
Enayetpur Islamia Dakhil Madrasha
Gopinathpur D.S. Dakhil Madrasah
Islampur Gonj Dakhil Madrasah
Jogibari Dakhil Madrasha
Kayempur Al Haj Nurjahan Madrasha
Nandal Al Pur Darus Sunnat Dakhil Madrasa
Nimtala Kathal Dawatul Islam Dakhil Madrasah
Norosia Lal Gar Dakhil Madrasha
Ozogora Baitul Hikma Mohila Dakhil Madrasha
Pirpur Dakhil Madrasah
Rohanpur Dakhil Madrasah
Saheb Gram D.U.J.B.Mohila Dakhil Madrasa
Gomostapur Dblugram Alim Madrasha
Kashia Bari Alim Madrasah
Kharkadanga Alim Madrasa
Shampur Darussunnah Alim Madrasha
Prosadpur Fazil Degree Madrasah
Chowdala Johur Ahmed Mian College
Parbotipur S. B.(Sonabar) Adarsha College
Radha Nagar Barendra College
Rohanpur P. M. Ideal College
Gomostapur Soleman Mia Degree College
Rohanpur Yusuf Ali College
Rohonpur Mohila College
Banga Bari Yunus Smarani School & College
Gomostapur Technical and Business Management College
Rahanpur Technical and Business Management Institute
Rohonpur Punorbhoba Technical & B M College